Introduction to the Drug Abuse as Public Health v. Criminal Justice Value Debate

Introduction to debate lectures. Lincoln-Douglas Debate course taught by Jonathan Wolfson at SciAcademy in New Orleans. In this clip, Jonathan provides background on the resolution being debated by NFL and NCFL students for November and December 2010. The resolution is: Resolved: The abuse of illegal drugs ought to be treated as a matter of public health, not of criminal justice. This is lecture 1 in the series brought to you by TheGreatDebate. Stay tuned for more videos posted every week.

Resources used in preparing this topic talk:
The History of the Non-Medical Use of Drugs in the United States by Charles Whitebread, Professor of Law, USC Law School available at: http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/History/whiteb1.htm
Illegal Drugs in America: A Modern History, DEA Museum available at: http://www.deamuseum.org/museum_ida.html
NFL Resolution Primer

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[thebluecello]

Great lecture, very helpful. As a novice, this video was great in clarifying the exact subject matter to cover, as well as possibilities on what my opponents may cover. I look forward to pondering the questions brought up in this video and am ready to research! Thanks for the help!

[MyGreatDebate]

@thebluecello Check out our newest video on the Juvenile Justice resolution.

[MyGreatDebate]

@thebluecello Check out our newest video on the Juvenile Justice resolution.

[googies789]

This debate can be about effectiveness.... if it is your value....